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How did you find us?: Search engine (Google)

If you found us through a search engine, what search words were you using?: aquaponics

Are you an aquaponic gardener already?: Yes

If so, what type of system? (pick all that apply): flood and drain media

How old is your system?: Less than 6 months

What type of fish do you grow with? (select all that apply): Other

How big is your fish tank?: 2500 litres

Please tell us something else about yourself.: hobby farmer on 55 acres. raise cattle, pigs sheep. grow own food. retired from full time work. raising 200 jade perchin my tank attached to ten grow beds.

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heating aquaponics system

Posted on March 15, 2012 at 4:40am 1 Comment 1 Like

hi all,

I have a newly established aquaponics system based on a s/steel 2200litre dairy tank and 10 flood and drain grow beds. the system is working well with 200 thriving jade perch and bunches of veggies growing very fast. the jade perch are a tropical australian fish that do not tolerate temps that drop below 18 degrees celcius. I want to construct a solar water system to keep temps no lower than 20 degrees. Winter daytime temps here are usually around 22-24 degrees, night time…

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At 7:50pm on March 9, 2012, Sylvia Bernstein said…: Welcome Keith,

Thanks for joining the Aquaponic Gardening community! I hope you find it a fun place to explore aquaponics. There is a real blend of experienced and new aquapons in this community, so please don’t hesitate to get in there and start asking questions. Everyone is quite happy to help out new members – no question is too basic.

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